Tech Thursdays-Curriculum 21

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Tech Thursdays--Curriculum 21

This clearinghouse hosts websites that have been used by teachers and are shared through content areas. These sites are reviewed and shared by teachers.

Curriculum 21 (http://www.curriculum21.com/clearinghouse/)


  1. Reading/CORE/Writing:

    1. VisuWords:Online graphical dictionary
      1. http://www.visuwords.com/
    2. Famous Inboxes:If only famous people from long ago had an email account. They do now!
      1. http://www.famousinboxes.com/
    3. Jottit:Use this collaborative writing tool to create a webpage for your class.
      1. https://www.jottit.com/
      2. Watch this screencast for a brief demo on how this works.
        http://flash.screeniac.com/jottit-dg/jottit-dg.html?TB_iframe=true&height=590&width=1050
    4. Flocabulary:This site puts content into fun, creative hip hop videos and songs. Sign up for a free trial to check it out.
      1. http://flocabulary.com/

  2. Math:

    1. EdHeads:Edheads provides free, educational online games focused on science, math, and critical thinking.
      1. http://www.edheads.org/

    2. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Math: The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics.
      1. nlvm.­usu.­edu/­en/­nav/­vlibrary.­html
    3. Math in Movies: This is a collection of movie clips where mathematics appears.
      1. http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/index.html

  3. Social Studies:

    1. DocsTeach: Bring history to life for your students.
      1. http://docsteach.org/

    2. Newspaper Map: Find and translate 10,000+ newspapers.
      1. http://newspapermap.com/

  4. Science:

    1. Solar System scope: Watch and Play model of Solar System Planets and Constellations moving over the Night Sky.
      1. http://www.solarsystemscope.com/

    2. GapMinder: Gapminder is used in classrooms around the world to build a fact-based world view.
      1. http://www.gapminder.org/for-teachers/

  5. All Content Areas:

    1. Wall Wisher:An online notice board maker.
      1. http://www.wallwisher.com/

    2. Pinterest: Pinterest is an electronic bulletin board where users can “pin” images from around the web (use for lesson plans, sharing ideas, organization, & student use).
      1. http://pinterest.com/

    3. Google Forms:Collect information by creating a form in google docs.
      1. http://edte.ch/blog/2008/08/23/10-google-forms-for-the-classroom/
    4. Google Moderator: A tool that allows users to submit and vote on questions for talks, presentations and events.
      1. http://www.google.com/moderator/
    5. Free Foto: FreeFoto.com is the largest collections of free photographs for non-commercial use on the Internet.
      1. http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp